[Birth Stories] How She Proactively Avoided Having Another Traumatic Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

After an eye-opening, traumatic, and abusive first birth, Toni DeAztlan-Smith was determined not to repeat the experience. Toni tells Adriana how she proactively took matters into her own hands and ended up having a powerfully healing birth. She also shares how she...

How to Tap Into The Nourishing Power Of Herbs During Pregnancy And Postpartum

Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, Postpartum, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

Herbs are micronutrient powerhouses for your immune, nervous, and endocrine systems, but some of them may not be recommended during this time of your life. Kathleen Mugnolo talks with Adriana about how you can figure out which ones are right for YOU, as well as...

[Birth Stories] A Nourished Pregnancy, Flowing Birth, And Jarring Postpartum

Birth Stories, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast

Chelsy Arnett shares with Adriana how her husband nourished her during pregnancy. She also talks about the wonders of the double-hip-squeeze during labor, why she’d push in a completely different way the next time, as well as what’s helped her get through the...

Do You Really Need To Stop Eating Sushi?

Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

Registered dietitian and researcher Lily Nichols and Adriana take a closer look at the common nutrition recommendations during pregnancy, and whether avoiding raw fish and runny eggs may be keeping you from getting the nutrition you and your baby really need. Lily...

Why an OB/GYN Chose To Have A Homebirth

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

OB/GYN and medical educator Dr. Amali Lokugamage talks with Adriana about how being pregnant propelled a paradigm shift in her ideas about birth, leading her to give birth at home. A champion of human rights in childbirth, she shares why birth recommendations have...

Is Homebirth for You?

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast

Robina Khalid of Small Things Grow Midwifery explains what it takes to truly consider a homebirth, and shares with Adriana how to prepare for a successful experience.   Powered by RedCircle Listen directly through our website player, or however you usually listen to...

[Birth Story] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again

Birth Stories, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

April Teel shares with Adriana how her thoughtful preparation set the stage for her to have wonderful birth experiences at both a freestanding birth center (with a midwife) and a hospital (with a family practice doctor). She reflects on how what surprised her the most...

Cesarean Risk: What’s Your Place of Birth Got to Do With It?

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

Cesarean rates have increased 500% in one generation, and about half of them may be unnecessary. Harvard Medical School professor and ACOG Fellow Dr. Neel Shah talks with Adriana about how the hospital you choose can be your #1 risk of having a surgical birth, how we...

[Birth Story] How Focusing On Her Birth Vision Led To Her Dream Hospital Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, TBPodcast

Jenny Murphy’s birth preparations were impacted by uncertainty, fear, and ever-changing circumstances. She shares with Adriana how focusing on her “birth vision”– and waiting to go to the hospital for as long as possible– allowed her to be the leader of her labor and...

Know What You’re Up Against When Giving Birth At A Hospital

Activism, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast

Mimi Niles, a full-scope midwife and midwifery care researcher, talks to Adriana Lozada about the U.S. hospital system, how your goals as a birthing person are at odds with the system’s goals, and how to tap into your power as a consumer within the system. Powered by...